Chapter 9
Weeks later, 'David Noland' was released by Dr Whale from the hospital.
"And if your feeling in any pain at all, even if you think it's miner, come back to the hospital and we'll take a look at you" Dr Whale assured Charming, who sat on the edge of the hospital bed, wearing clothes that 'Mary Margaret' had bought him.
"Of course" he nodded with a smile.
"Do you have any idea where you're staying encase we need to reach you?" Whale asked David, holding a clipboard, paper and pen to write it down.
"Uh, I have a room at Granny's until I find a place in town" David explained, desperately wanting to stay with Mary, Snow, his wife after the years they had been separated but both she and him thought it would raise too much suspicion to Regina if they did and if they wanted Emma back for the time being they would have to lay as low as the possibly could.
"Okay, well you seem well enough so your free to go" Whale gave him a slight pat on the shoulder before turning around and leaving, passing Regina as he did.
"Mayor Mills how can I help you?" David asked as he slipped off of the bed, ready to leave.
"I came to check on you, I am your emergency contact after all" she gave him a smile "You look like your on your way out" she observed.
"Dr Whale's cleared me" David told her as he picked up his brown leather jacket from where it had been laying on the bed.
"Oh" Regina nodded "Where are you staying?" she asked him, hoping it was nowhere near Mary Margaret, she didn't want them to weaken the curse any more than Emma had.
"At Granny's till I find a place" he informed her.
"Would you like a lift?" she asked him.
"Uh no thanks, I think I can find my way" he told her "It will be nice to learn the lay out of the town" he added.
"Okay, well if you need anything then please feel free to come to my office or call me"
"Of course" David nodded to her, of course having no intention of ever going to her if he needed anything.
"I'll leave you be" she told him before turning around and leaving, deciding to go and check on certain people in her private area of the hospital.
He slipped on his jacket and then made his own way out of the hospital.
Soon David stood on the streets of Storybrooke, it was just how Mary Margaret had described, it was small, people walking and driving past, the people he remembered from their home world, they were all members of their kingdom, faces that he vaguely remembered.
He began to walk around town, seeing what everyone had become, not surprised at all to find that Jepeto had become a carpenter, Granny had also opened a diner, the blue fairy had become the Mother superior of the nun's, Jiminy had become a therapist and Mr Gold had his own pawn shop.
He soon found himself standing outside the school and he knew who was inside, two people he wanted to see, his wife and daughter.
"Okay class, time for lunch, when you come back we're going to start on our times tables" Ms Blanchard told her class as the bell rang, meaning like robots all the children got out of their seats and rushed to the doors, eager to have lunch, well almost all of the children.
Emma was still packing up her pens when everyone else had walked out, Mary approached her. "Are you okay Emma?" she asked, knowing the last time she'd seen the girl she'd been very much distressed and Regina had only made matters worse by dragging her away.
"I'm fine" the ten year old didn't make eye contact, instead she just kept looking at her shoes or the floor.
"You sure?" Mary asked as Emma headed to the door "do you want to go to Granny's after school and talk about the other night over a hot chocolate?" she asked her daughter, even though she didn't know she was.
As tempting as the offer was, Emma shook her head "I'm not allowed, I'm grounded" she informed her teacher.
"Oh" Mary sighed "Your mother works late, she would never know" she suggested, knowing that teaching her to lie was wrong but she had to talk to her, she and David, both needed to talk to their daughter.
Emma looked around, almost as if she was checking to make sure there wasn't someone lurking in the shadows , "She has eyes and ears everywhere" she spoke in a slow whisper before quickly grabbing her back pack and turning around to rush out of the room.
Mary stood in the middle of the class room, shocked, Emma was afraid of Regina, did Emma realise that the book actually showed their real life, showed who her real parents were. But if this was true, wouldn't she have said something by now? This was all so complicated and confusing.
A light knock on her class room door made her look up, there stood Charming in the door way. She smiled at him "Can I help you Mr Noland?" she asked him as he walked into the class room.
"I was wondering if I could have a moment with you Miss Blanchard" He told snow with a charming smile as he approached her, reaching out to touch her.
"I'm surprised you found your way here" Snow joked at him as her husband wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her close to him.
"I told you I'll find you, I'll always find you" he reminded her of their say before pressing a kiss to her forehead, loving the feeling of having her back in his arms "Nothing can keep up apart" he continued as he thought about their peculiar love story, the challenges they had faced together.
"Yeah, not even this stupid curse" Snow mumbled to herself as she looked at the floor, but Charming had heard her.
"Hey what's wrong?" he asked her, lifting her chin so that her brown eyes met his blue.
Snow just shook her head "I don't see how we're ever going to get Emma back and be able to go home" she told him.
"Hey" he told her "Hey look at me" he told her as she tried to look away "I promise you we'll get Emma to know the truth, were her parents, Regina can't separate us forever" he assured her, hugging her close to him. Snow closed her eyes and tried to believe his promise.
